Irene Navarro, Career Educator, will be offering virtual drop-in advising for international undergraduate students from 1–3 PM. International undergraduate students are encouraged to drop in – no appointment needed! – and ask any career questions they may have. Students will be seen individually for up to 10 minutes each (unless demand is low, in which […]
Advanced skills in R will focus on tools (mostly in base R) for performing complex and/or highly-customized operations in R. The main skills taught in this workshop will include looping, nested looping, conditional statements, and custom functions. This workshop is intended to expand the capabilities of R users with moderate experience of the language/software. To […]
Does data cleaning and formatting keep you up at night? Have you ever wondered about the basic principles of good data organization for spreadsheets? Set yourself up for success by attending this workshop. Good data organization is the foundation of any research project. Most researchers have data in spreadsheets. So, it’s the place that many […]
Thinking about adding a global learning program to your UBC experience? Check out this introduction to Go Global designed to help you decide if a Go Global program is right for you. During Go Global 101 students will: • Learn about the types of programs available like Exchange, Summer Abroad, Global Seminars and Research Abroad […]
Evonik’s Careers in Science – Part 2 - Career Pathways Dear UBC Science Students, Are you looking for directions in your career in science or for guidance on how to land your first full-time job? Join us during Evonik’s two-day Careers in Science event on November 25th and December 2nd, 2022 from 12:00pm […]
This in-person workshop will show you how to easily create beautiful scientific documents (html, pdf, websites, books…)—complete with formatted text, dynamic code, and figures. We will first cover the simple and ubiquitous markdown syntax, then introduce you to Quarto (https://quarto.org/), an open-source tool combining the powers of Jupyter and Pandoc to turn your text and […]
Our popular and award-winning series of short and focused sessions, CME on the Run! 2022-2023, will be offered virtually again this year from Sept. 2022 to May 2023. The UBC Department of Family Practice and UBC CPD are excited to introduce our next series of lectures and incredible speakers. Session dates and themes: Sep 16, […]
Learn the best ways to go about looking for work both online and in-person, and learn different strategies to access the hidden job market.
Whether you are a former RefWorks user in need of a new citation management tool, or completely new to citation management, this workshop is for you. This workshop will cover citation management basics and how to transition from RefWorks to another tool. The first part of the workshop compares the two tools supported at the […]
Register here: shorturl.at/btKMU Join Enrolment Services Advisors to learn the basics of financial planning, mindful spending and making your money last to the end of term. We’ll introduce you to a number of financial planning tools, so you can find a way of budgeting that works for you during the holidays and setting yourself up […]
Want some tried and tested tips for getting interview-ready? Come to this session to learn and practice flexible and effective strategies to maximize your interview preparation.
Learn the basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. Git is widely used version control software that tracks changes to a group of files, referred to as a repository. GitHub is a popular website for hosting and sharing Git repositories, making it easier to collaborate and share your work. Together, Git […]